Head of Performance and Improvement

This is a permanent role however applications on a secondment basis would also be welcomed

This is an exciting opportunity to join us as we progress on our improvement journey. We need you to assist us to embed continuous improvement across our organisation and for us to become evidence based and intelligence led.

About us

We are the independent regulator for social service workers in Scotland. Our work means the people of Scotland can count on social services being provided by a trusted, skilled and confident workforce.

We protect the public by registering social service workers, setting standards for their practice, conduct, training and education and by supporting their professional development. Where people fall below the standards of practice and conduct we can investigate and take action.

About the role

You will lead and direct our policy and performance processes, improving organisational capabilities and ensuring alignment with our organisational strategy and measurement of our progress against strategic and operational goals.

You have a team of professionals who will support you to deliver a performance framework; change and improvement; horizon scanning; programme management and our equality and diversity agenda.

Your primary function will be to direct and co-ordinate the work of your department, building the various strands into a cohesive, integrated and productive team.

We have approximately 280 staff across four Directorates. Our stakeholders are wide and varied including registrants, employers, other public bodies, social care sector agencies and the third sector.

We have many technical and data experts and many different data sets. You will work across departments to set up a corporate approach to data use and develop partnership working with other public bodies to use data and share intelligence.

About you

You will be educated to degree level in a relevant subject with well-developed influencing, organisational and problem-solving skills plus substantial proven ability in programme management, continuous improvement and leading change.

As an experienced manager, you will be used to working with people at a senior level with the ability to apply professional judgement to complex issues, provide strategic and operational oversight, present balanced findings and deliver realistic and workable solutions.

In return we offer a generous benefits package including flexible working, the latest IT equipment, local government pension scheme and up to 43 days holiday (dependent on service).

You’ll find more information in our recruitment pack which is available on our website – www.sssc.uk.com.

Find more information about us at facebook.com/thesssc and on Twitter @SSSCnews.

Please send your completed application form to recruitment@sssc.uk.com by 8am on Monday 9 March 2020 quoting ‘Head of Performance and Improvement’ as the email subject.

Interviews will take place either on 23 March or 31 March 2020.

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